NYC cabbie surrenders license after python prank

A now-former taxi driver has turned in his license after he scared his passengers with a live 14-foot Burmese python in the backseat of his cab and recorded their responses.

‘Snakes In A Cab by Jimmy Failla’ (YouTube screengrab)

Gothamist reports Jimmy Failla raised quite a stink when he pulled the stunt and aired it on YouTube. PETA and New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission slammed Failla for the prank, saying it was irresponsible and showed very poor judgment.